TO:                  The Senate

FROM:            Executive Committee

DATE:                        29 October 2007

SUBJ:             Items under Consideration by Senate Committees and Subcommittees

The Executive Committee has asked Senate committee and subcommittee chairs to report items under discussion in the various committees.  The following is a compilation of what was submitted. 

Educational Policy Committee

Jonathan Tankel, Chair

1.    Reviewed report on Grade Distribution.

2.    Discussed implementation of the Baccalaureate Framework.

      Subcommittees of the Educational Policy Committee:

      Calendar Subcommittee

      George Mourad, Chair

      1.   Finalized draft of the 2010-2011 academic calendar.

      Continuing Education Advisory Subcommittee

      John Hrehov, Chair

      1.   Discussed the goals of continuing education.

      2.   Appointed John Hrehov as chair of the committee.

Curriculum Review Subcommittee

      Carol Lawton, Chair

      1.   Discussed minor in informatics proposal.

      2.   Discussed minor in military science proposal.

      Developmental Studies Subcommittee

      Dianna Zook, Chair

      1.   Nothing at this time.

      Distance Education Subcommittee

      Iskandar Hack, Chair

      1.   Nothing at this time.

      General Education Subcommittee

      Mark Masters, Chair

      1.   No report received.

      Grade Appeals Subcommittee

Audrey Ushenko, Chair

      1.   No report received.

      Graduate Subcommittee

      Judith Garrison, Chair

      1.   No report received.

      Honors Program Council

      James Toole, Chair

       1.  Evaluated and offered advice on specific student proposals for Honors projects. As part of this work, it has appointed HPC members to serve as project liaisons.

       2.  Evaluated and approved specific faculty proposals for new Honors courses.

      International Services Advisory Subcommittee

      Susan Skekloff, Chair

      1.   Nothing at this time.

Faculty Affairs Committee

Craig Hill, Chair

          1.           Considered SD 88-33, Procedures for Promotion and Tenure.

          2.           Considered OAA Memorandum 03-2, Examples for Documenting and Evaluating Teaching.

          3.           Considered OAA Memorandum 99-1, Faculty Promotion and Tenure Dossier Format Guidelines.

          4.           Considered input from faculty regarding salary increments.

          5.           Considered survey of faculty satisfaction employing the UCLA Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) instrument.

          6.           Considered Department of Philosophy Criteria and Procedures for Reappointment, Tenure, and Promotion.

          7.           Considered Department of Engineering Criteria for Promotion and Tenure.

      Subcommittee of the Faculty Affairs Committee:

        Professional Development Subcommittee

        Robert Visalli, Chair

        1.    Reviewing Faculty Summer Research grant proposals.

Indiana University Committee on Institutional Affairs

Michael Nusbaumer, Chair

1.    No report received.

Nominations and Elections Committee

Matthew Walsh, Chair

1.    Conducting election for SPARC.

2.    Conducted election for Ombudscommittee alternate.

Purdue University Committee on Institutional Affairs

Nash Younis, Chair

1.     Nothing at this time.

Student Affairs Committee

David Lindquist, Chair

1.   Considering revision of the student handbook.

2.   Met with Vice Chancellor George McClellan regarding various student service matters.

      Subcommittee of the Student Affairs Committee:

      Athletics, Subcommittee on

      Robert Vandell, Chair

      1.   No report received.

University Resources Policy Committee

Peter Iadicola, Chair

      1.   Nothing at this time.

      Subcommittees of the University Resources Policy Committee:

      Academic Computing and Information Technology Advisory Subcommittee

      Jeffrey Nowak, Chair

      1.   Considering updates from Information Technology Services.

      2.   Reviewing technology ideas.

      Budgetary Affairs Subcommittee

            Brian Fife, Chair

      1.   Reviewing the summer instructional budget at IPFW.

       Library Subcommittee

       Adam Coffman, Chair

       1.  Nothing at this time.